South By Southwest® Film News

Our Midnighter films are a surefire bet to keep you wide-eyed and squirming in your seat late into the night. Hear from three of the directors ahead of the fest, and jump on over to our YouTube channel to start watching SXSW 2015 film trailers....

Catch every SXSW event on your list with Lyft, our official ridesharing partner. Lyft makes getting around SXSW easy. Download the app and then request a ride to get picked up within minutes. Plus, Lyft will have designated pickup and drop-off zones around downtown Austin, so finding your driver and...

With SXSW 2015 less than a month away, it’s time to get excited. Check on hotel reservations, review your event schedule, and grab some great books from your favorite authors so you’re prepared for their mind-blowing sessions. And for the first time, SXSW has an ebook store, so you can...

Way back in 2013, we recognized that SXSW Film Conference attendees could gain a lot from a more personable, intimate conference session, learning from industry experts and gaining new perspectives and insights. Meet the Insiders was the result.

We're officially two weeks out from SXSW and this Friday brings another round of Filmmakers in Focus. Get to know three audacious, risk-taking directors from our Visions screening section and hop over here to secure your badge for the full 9 day...

On this week’s SXsports Session Warmup, we spoke to Luke Bonner, former professional basketball player and SXSW veteran. Bonner discussed his overseas basketball career, his post-basketball life, what he expects from SXsports, and, of course, his panel at SXsports 2015.

At SXSW Film, we keep an eye on new ways of telling stories, new forms, new images. Across this year’s program, we’ve found plenty of such visionary filmmaking, running the gamut from outright experimental to subtle twists on familiar narrative forms, or even using a different kind of screen. Let's...